Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-3, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs head into a matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning after losing four straight games.
Toronto has a 5-4-2 record overall and a 2-2-1 record in Atlantic Division games. The Maple Leafs have allowed 36 goals while scoring 35 for a -1 scoring differential.
Tampa Bay is 5-3-3 overall with a 1-2-2 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have gone 1-0-3 in games decided by a single goal.
Monday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Maple Leafs won the previous matchup 4-3 in overtime. Auston Matthews scored three goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Nylander has six goals and nine assists for the Maple Leafs. Matthews has eight goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has seven goals and nine assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, five assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Lightning: 4-3-3, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Jake McCabe: day to day (groin), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Lightning: Tyler Motte: out (upper body), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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